6Now Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters and all the people of his household, as well as his livestock, all his cattle, and all his possessions that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to a land away from his brother Jacob.

7For their possessions were too numerous for them to dwell together, and the land where they were residing was unable to support them because of their livestock.

8So Esau lived in Mount Seir (Esau is Edom).

9So these are the genealogies of Esau, the father of Edom in the hill country of Seir.

10These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.

12Now Timna was a concubine to Esau’s son Eliphaz, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.

13These are Reuel’s sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

14These were the sons of Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, daughter of Esau’s wife Zibion—she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

15These are the chiefs from Esau’s sons. The sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn were chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

16chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs from Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.

17These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are chiefs from Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

18These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These are the chiefs from Oholibamah, daughter of Esau’s wife Anah.

19These are Esau’s sons, and these are their chiefs (that is, Edom).

20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

21Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.

22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister is Timna.

23These are Shobal’s sons: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

24These are Zibeon’s sons: Aiah and Anah (that is, the Anah who found the hot springs in the desert while he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon).

25These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, Anah’s daughter.

26These are Dishon’s sons: Hemdan, Eshban, Itran and Cheran.

27These are Ezer’s sons: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

28These are Dishan’s sons: Uz and Aran.

29These are the chiefs of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Tzivion, chief Anah,

30chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan—these are the chiefs of the Horites according to their chiefly divisions in the land of Seir.

31Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the sons of Israel.

32Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom—the name of his city was Dinhabah.

33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

34When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

35When Husham died, Haddad son of Bedad, who struck down the Midianites in the field of Moab, reigned in his place—the name of his city was Avit.

36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

37When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehovot by the River reigned in his place.

38When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

39When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadar reigned in his place—the name of his city is Pau, and his wife’s name is Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zehab.

40Now these are the names of the chiefs from Esau according to their family divisions, according to their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,

41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

42chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

43chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom according to their places of residence in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of Edom.

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Genesis 36

1And these are the generations of Esau, the: same is Edom.

2Esau took wives of the daughters of Chanaan: Ada the daughter of Elon the Hethite, and Oolibama the daughter of Ana, the daughter of Sebeon the Hevite:

3And Basemath the daughter of Ismael, sister of Nabajoth.

4And Ada bore Eliphaz: Basemath bore Rahuel:

5Oolibama bore Jehus and Ihelon and Core. These are the sons of Esau, that were born to him in the land of Chanaan.

6And Esau took his wives and his sons and daughters, and every soul of his house, and his substance, and cattle, and all that he was able to acquire in the land of Chanaan: and went into another country, and departed from his brother Jacob.

7For they were exceeding rich, and could not dwell together: neither was the land in which they sojourned able to bear them, for the multitude of their flocks.

8And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: he is Edom.

9And these are the generations of Esau the father of Edom in mount Seir.

10And these the names of his sons: Eliphaz the son of Ada the wife of Esau: and Rahuel the son of Basemath his wife.

11And Eliphaz had sons: Theman, Omar, Sepho, and Gatham, and Cenes.

12And Thamna was the concubine of Eliphaz the son of Esau: and she bore him Amalech. These are the sons of Ada the wife of Esau.

13And the sons of Rahuel were Nahath and Zara, Samma and Meza. These were the sons of Basemath the wife of Esau.

14And these were the sons of Oolibama, the daughter of Ana, the daughter of Sebeon, the wife of Esau, whom she bore to him, Jehus, and Ihelon, and Core.

15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: duke Theman, duke Omar, duke Sepho, duke Cenez,

16Duke Core, duke Gatham, duke Amalech: these are the sons of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom, and these the Sons of Ada.

17And these were the sons of Rahuel, the son of Esau: duke Nahath, duke Zara, duke Samma, duke Meza. And these are the dukes of Rahuel, in the land of Edom: these the sons of Basemath the wife of Esau.

18And these the sons of Oolibama the wife of Esau: duke Jehus, duke Ihelon, duke Core. These are the dukes of Oolibama, the daughter of Ana, and wife of Esau.

19These are the sons of Esau, and these the dukes of them: the same is Edom.

20These are the sons of Seir the Horrite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and Sobal, and Sebeon, and Ana,

21And Dison, and Eser, and Disan. These are dukes of the Horrites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.

22And Lotan had sons: Hori and Heman. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.

23And these the sons of Sobal: Alvan and Manahat, and Ebal, and Sepho, and Oman.

24And these the sons of Sebeon: Aia and Ana. This is Ana that found the hot waters in the wilderness, when he fed the asses of Sebeon his father:

25And he had a son Dison, and a daughter Oolibama.

26And these were the sons of Dison: Hamdan, and Eseban, and Jethram, and Charan.

27These also were the sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Acan.

28And Disan had sons: Hus, and Aram.

29These were dukes of the Horrites: duke Lotan, duke Sobal, duke Sebeon, duke Ana,

30Duke Dison, duke Eser, duke Disan: these were dukes of the Horrites that ruled in the land of Seir.

31And the kings that ruled in the land of Edom, before the children of Israel had a king were these:

32Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city Denaba.

33And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zara of Bosra reigned in his stead.

34And when Jobab was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.

35And after his death, Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, who defeated the Madianites in the country of Moab: and the name of his city was Avith.

36And when Adad was dead, there reigned in his stead, Semla of Masreca.

37And he being dead, Saul of the river Rohoboth, reigned in his stead.

38And when he also was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor succeeded to the kingdom.

39This man also being dead, Adar reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Phau: and his wife was called Meetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezaab.

40And these are the names of the dukes of Esau in their kindreds, and places, and callings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth,

41Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,

42Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,

43Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom dwelling in the land of their government; the same is Esau the father of the Edomites.

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Genesis 36

Genesis 36